High-level probe body to look into corruption in Model Mosque construction: Religious Affairs Adviser

A high-level committee will be formed to look into the allegations of corruption related to the Model Mosque construction, said Religious Affairs Adviser A F M Khalid Hossain on Thursday. 
 
The Religious Affairs Adviser came up with the information after visiting the construction work of a model mosque in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram district. 
 
"After the reports of different media about irregularities and corruption in the construction of model mosques, the government has taken the allegation into consideration, and these will be investigated. Legal action will be taken after receiving the report from the investigation committee," he said. 
 
A committee, headed by an additional secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, was formed three months ago and it is investigating the irregularities and mismanagement of the model mosques, he added. 
 
The construction of the remaining 214 model mosques will be completed within 2026. 
 
In 2017, the then government undertook a project with Tk 9,435 crore for constructing Islamic Cultural Centres and Model Mosques in every district and upazila as well as municipalities of the country.